This Week in SABR: April 5, 2024

April 5, 2024/in This Week in SABR /by Jacob Pomrenke

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

Join us for Virtual Candidate Forum on Wednesday, April 10
Early registration for SABR 52 in Minneapolis now open
Check out full schedule for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
2024 SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced
The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2024
Deadlines approaching for student scholarship applications

Early registration is open for SABR 52 in Minneapolis

Join us in Minneapolis for SABR’s 52nd annual convention! Conference and hotel registration for SABR 52 on August 7-11, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, is now available at SABR.org/convention.

Click here for complete details on SABR 52 Early-Bird Registration and optional sessions, including a Minnesota Twins game, St. Paul Saints game, and Target Field ballpark tour.

SABR 52 will be distinct from its predecessors, as it will feature a Hall of Fame speaker lineup we know you’ll love — including Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Bert Blyleven, and Jim Kaat — and will be the most accessible and social experience we’ve ever organized as we emphasize SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship. This year’s streamlined registration options will provide for a consistent and accessible experience for all attendees and the lowest registration price since 2018. We hope you’ll join us this summer in Minneapolis!

Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.

Check out the full schedule for the 2024 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

The full schedule is now available for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on June 6-9, 2024, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full and single-day registration is available for a discounted rate before May 24, along with a new virtual registration option.

In-person attendees will also have an opportunity to view the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s new exhibit, The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball.

Schedule: Click here to view the 2024 Malloy Conference schedule.
Information Packet: Click here to download the conference information packet (PDF)
Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, learn more or apply for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2024 Malloy Conference. Deadline: April 5, 2024.
Library Grants: Click here to download an application for the $500 Dick Clark Memorial Library Grants (PDF). Deadline: September 16, 2024.

Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more or to register.

2024 SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced

The 2024 SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding research projects completed during the preceding calendar year that have significantly expanded our knowledge or understanding of baseball, have been awarded to:

Robert K. Fitts, Bill Nowlin, and James Forr, Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1960-2019, Volume 2 (SABR)
Edwin C. Epps, Duncan Park: Stories of a Classic American Ballpark (Hub City Press)
Roy Carlson, for his research on Vintage Topps Baseball Team Cards published at Sports Collectors Daily

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2024

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR Bookshelf, a listing of new books that are received at the SABR office.

Click here for more detailed information on dozens of new baseball books published in Spring 2024.

To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.

Join us for Virtual Candidate Forum on Wednesday, April 10

All SABR members are invited to join us for a Virtual Candidate Forum featuring candidates for the two Director’s seats in the upcoming Board of Directions election. The forum, moderated by Tom Larwin, will take place on Zoom from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, April 10.

Click here to pre-register for the Zoom meeting on April 10

Candidates will have a chance to introduce themselves and answer questions about the organization. SABR members will elect two of these candidates to the Board of Directors.

Voting for the 2024 SABR Board of Directors election will take place between April 16 and April 30.

Deadlines approaching for SABR Convention, Negro Leagues student scholarships

With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend these upcoming events:

Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference: Click here to download an application or learn more about the Yoseloff Scholarship. This scholarship will pay for all registration fees and expenses associated with the Jerry Malloy Conference on June 6-9, 2024, in Cooperstown, New York. Deadline to apply: April 5.
SABR 52: Click here to download an application or learn more about the Yoseloff Scholarship. This scholarship will pay for all registration fees and expenses associated with the SABR 52 convention on August 7-11, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Deadline to apply: May 17.

In addition, SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee awards $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors in its annual Thomas R. Garrett Scholarship essay contest. Students must write a 1,200-word essay answering a question related to one of the Negro League figures who are the namesakes of the scholarships. Deadline to apply: April 15. Click here to download an application or learn more about the scholarships.

Visit SABR.org/scholarships to learn more about student scholarship opportunities.

Writing opportunities for SABR members

We are seeking contributing authors for an upcoming SABR book project on the 2005 Chicago White Sox. Article assignments still available include biographies of Bobby Jenks and Dámaso Marté, as well as a few memorable games and essays about the World Series-winning team.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Bill Nowlin. All SABR members are eligible to contribute to any upcoming SABR projects.

Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

2 new stories published at the SABR Biography Project

Ralph Sharman, by Darren Gibson
Sanders-Jacobs Field (Kennewick, WA), by Larry DeFillipo

Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.

6 new stories published at SABR Games Project

June 3, 1956: Richie Ashburn’s only career 5-hit game lifts Phillies over Cardinals, by Thomas E. Merrick
April 11, 1962: Carroll Hardy breaks scoreless tie with 12th-inning grand slam, by Bill Nowlin
April 7, 1974: Angels, White Sox tie amid snow flurries, by Kurt Blumenau
May 4, 1980: Dusty Baker bats out of turn, then homers as Dodgers beat Phillies, by Laura H. Peebles
April 6, 2013: Upton brothers homer to power Braves’ comeback win, by Richard Cuicchi
October 29, 2019: Stephen Strasburg’s Game 6 gem pushes World Series to the limit, by Steven C. Weiner

In addition, these stories from SABR’s Ebbets Field: Great, Historic, and Memorable Games in Brooklyn’s Lost Ballpark (2023), edited by Gregory H. Wolf, were posted online this week:

April 5, 1913: Ebbets Field opens with inaugural exhibition game, by Rory Costello
April 9, 1913: Brooklyn falls in first regular-season game at Ebbets Field, by Rory Costello
October 3, 1916: Brooklyn clinches NL pennant as John McGraw throws himself out of the game, by Mark S. Sternman
October 10, 1916: Robins stave off Red Sox comeback, climb back into Series, by Mike Lynch
October 11, 1916: Larry Gardner’s 3-run homer deflates Robins in Boston’s Game 4 win, by Mike Lynch
August 22, 1917: ‘Some Game!’ Brooklyn wins after 22 innings, by Luis A. Blandón Jr.
May 6, 1918: Brooklyn’s Dan Griner loses no-hitter with two outs in the ninth, by J.G. Preston
June 1, 1919: Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer tosses 18-inning complete game, by J.G. Preston
October 6, 1920: Burleigh Grimes throws World Series shutout for Brooklyn, by Bob LeMoine
October 7, 1920: Sherry Smith stymies Cleveland bats in Game 3, by Bob LeMoine

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.

Sox Bid Curse Farewell: The 2004 Boston Red Sox
Edited by Bill Nowlin

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.

Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:

Please give a warm welcome to all new SABR members who joined this week! View more Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org or click here to download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.

NAME	HOMETOWN	NAME	HOMETOWN
Azar Attura	Arlington, VA	Steve Kahn	Eldersburg, MD
Trent Callison	Chicago, IL	Randy Kersey	Noble, OK
Shai Cohen	Malden, MA	Arturo Lopez	Orlando, FL
Robert Condotta	Auburn, WA	Sandy McDermott	Taunton, MA
Steve Dodge	San Jose, CA	Jeff Papas	White Bear Lake, MN
Kyle Doner	Broomfield, CO	Landon Pipkin	Waynesville, NC
Nevin Duerr	Foster City, CA	Jeffrey Pittman	Jonesboro, AR
Christian Flaherty	Cincinnati, OH	Ruben Sanchez	Ridgefield Park, NJ
Cody Flitcraft	Smyrna, GA	Jeff Self	Chesapeake, VA
Derek Geib	Batavia, NY	Shotaro Shigeta	Tokyo, JPN
Dominic Goodenough	S. Milwaukee, WI	Aidan Toy	Vancouver, BC
John Griebel	Crawford, GA	Jonah Weiss	Livington, NJ
Jem Jebbia	Arcadia, CA

Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of March 2024.

NAME		NAME
Mark Anderson		Peter Mancuso
Jake Bell		Peter Marcus
D. Bruce Brown		Bruce McClure
Ralph Caola		Linda Nichols
Ken Carrano		Bill Nowlin
Karl Cicitto		John Rall
Vincent Comparato		Michael Rosenwasser
Jim Cox		Charles Roussel
Richard Dempsey		Bob Russon
Helen Edwards		Jason Scheller
Steven Elsberry		Douglas Schoppert
Jonathan Epstein		Jeff Self
David Firstman		Rob Sheinkopf
Adam Foldes		Mike Sparks
Doug Gabrielson		Thomas Stone
Robert Hagerman		Wesley Story
Leslie Heaphy		Joseph Thompson
Tim Herlich		Neal Traven
Rockwell Hoffman		Marlene Vogelsang
David Hughes		Steve West
Donald Jensen		Beach Wires
Stephen Johnson		Jeffrey Wood
Henry Levy		Don Zminda

Want to become a Friend of SABR? Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.

Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
Video Replays: This week, we heard from authors David Krell (The Fenway Effect), Tom Best (Tales from the Diamond), Dan Schlossberg (Home Run King), and Bill Nowlin and David Fischer (Red Sox vs. Yankees). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

April 6: Bob Davids Talkin’ Baseball: David Ostrowsky (9:00 a.m. EDT)
April 6: Hanlan’s Point (ON) Chapter meeting with Zak Ford (1:00 p.m. EDT)
April 9: 19th Century Speaker Series: Elena Dugan (8:00 p.m. EDT)
April 10: 2024 Virtual Candidate Forum (8:00 p.m. EDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

April 6: Sebring-Stovey Williamsport Chapter meeting (Williamsport, PA)
April 6: Maddux Bros.-Las Vegas Chapter meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
April 6-7: SABR Board of Directors meeting (Minneapolis, MN)
April 9: Lou Criger Chapter meeting (Mishiwaka, IN)
April 13: Dayton Chapter meeting (Dayton, OH)
April 13: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
April 13-14: Dubuque Baseball Classic (Dubuque, IA)

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.

Nineteenth Century: Spring 2024 newsletter

Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.

Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter: Spring 2024 newsletter (St. Louis, MO)
Bob Davids Chapter: April 2024 newsletter (Washington, DC)
Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter: Spring 2024 newsletter (Chicago, IL)
Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter: April 2024 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
Magnolia Chapter: Spring 2024 newsletter (Atlanta, GA)
Rocky Mountain Chapter: April 2024 newsletter (Denver, CO)

Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.

Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.

Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

Ryan Fagan: Q&A With MLB Network’s Brian Kenny (Opta Analyst)
Alex Stumpf: In 2009, Sarah Gelles was a Pirates intern. Now, she’s part of the front office. (MLB.com)
Jayson Stark: 15 wild ways Week 1 of 2024 MLB season was nothing like 2023 (The Athletic)
Hannah Keyser: The DH Is Universal, but Good DHs Are Rare (The Ringer)
Matt Monagan: One magic town. 60 pro players. And they’re all related to Ronald Acuña Jr. (MLB.com)
David Laurila: Astros Pitching Prospect Spencer Arrighetti Is All in With Analytics (FanGraphs)
Stephen J. Nesbitt/Tyler Kepner: Sweat stains, mismatching grays: As MLB uniform issues persist, Nike searches for solutions (The Athletic)
Rob Mains: What The 2024 Forbes Data Tell Us (Baseball Prospectus)
Alex Speier: Moving to shortstop is just the latest amazing accomplishment for Mookie Betts (Boston Globe)
Ben Lindbergh: MLB’s Next Order of Business? Saving Pitchers (The Ringer)
Grant Brisbee: Did the Giants do enough to get the raucous Oracle Park crowds back? (The Athletic)
Jim Copacino: The ballpark as subversive arts and science classroom (Seattle Times)
Daniel R. Epstein: Oswaldo Cabrera, Semiswitch-Hitter (Baseball Prospectus)
Derrick Goold: How Ivan Herrera’s improved glove, potent bat has Cardinals reimagining backup catcher role (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Courtney B. Vance: Athletes like Curt Flood, who sued MLB, could have benefited from therapy (Andscape)
Alexandra Whitley: Where Did Kyle Harrison’s Strikeouts Go? (Baseball Prospectus)
Davy Andrews: He just ran right into it (FanGraphs)
Michael Clair: How Baseball at Heart is bringing the game and hope to young women in Uganda (MLB.com)
H. James Gilmore/Tracy Halcomb: For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future? (The Conversation)
Jay Jaffe: A Whole Team Out of Shortstops? The Padres Are Trying (FanGraphs)
Russell A. Carleton: Half a Day Off? (Baseball Prospectus)
Ryan Divish: Despite retooled lineup, opposing scout says Mariners still can’t hit the curve (Seattle Times)
Amanda Lane Cumming: Almost Good! The Seattle Mariners in the Golden Age of Seattle Comedy (NW Baseball History)
Kevin Kinkead: Baseball Stadiums Have Always Had Advertising, it’s Just a Question of How Much is Too Much (Crossing Broad)
Tom Stone: Are Career .300 Hitters a Dying Breed? (Now Taking the Field)
Richard Cuicchi: Yankees That Got Away (Start Spreading the News)
John Racanelli: Of March Madness and Multi-Sport Athletes (SABR Baseball Cards)

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This Week in SABR is compiled by Jacob Pomrenke. If you would like us to include an upcoming event, article, or any other information in “This Week in SABR,” e-mail jpomrenke@sabr.org. To find past editions of TWIS, click here.

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Originally published: April 5, 2024. Last Updated: April 7, 2024.

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